High Risk Foot
Are There Differences In What Different Diabetic Foot Guidelines Recommend?
Article by Dr Byron Perrin, Diabetic Foot Australia A new study just published in the journal Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews has found that there are many differences between recommendations made in national diabetic foot disease guidelines (including Australia’s) and those made in the peak International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) guidelines. This first-of-its-kind study from a diverse…
Read MoreAre We In A New Wound Dressing Era For DFUs?
Article by Dr Pete Lazzarini, Diabetic Foot Australia A new high-quality randomised controlled trial (RCT) reporting a new dressing that helps heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) quicker has been published in the world’s leading diabetes journal, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. This new RCT reports “LeucoPatch” – a new multi-layered dressing patch made up of the patient’s own…
Read MoreOur High Risk Foot Clinic is now open once a month!
Our High-Risk Foot Clinic is the natural extension of our specialist inter-disciplinary wound care service. Our HRF Clinic aims to prevent new or recurrent foot ulcers in people with peripheral arterial disease, peripheral neuropathy or deformity. The service is located at our facilities in the medial precinct at 55 Little Edward St Spring Hill. As standard, our…
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